MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 many
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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