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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally 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 several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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