MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
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
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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