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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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