MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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