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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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