MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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