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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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