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.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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