MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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