MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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