MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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