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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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