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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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