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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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