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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
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 many
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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