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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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