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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
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 lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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