MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners 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 several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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