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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally 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 numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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