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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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