MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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