MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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