MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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