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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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