MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
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
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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