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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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