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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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