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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
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 resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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