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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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