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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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