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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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