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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
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
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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