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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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