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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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