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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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