MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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