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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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