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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines 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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