MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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