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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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