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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes 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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