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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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