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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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