MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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