MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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