MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online 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 variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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