MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students 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 many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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