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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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