MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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