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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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