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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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