MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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