MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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