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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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