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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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