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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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