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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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