MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning enable
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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