MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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 many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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