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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
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
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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