MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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