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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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