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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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