MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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