MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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