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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
generally 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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