MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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