MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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