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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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