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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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