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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
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 a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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