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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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