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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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