MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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