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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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