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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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