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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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