MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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