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.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the definitive new 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 inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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