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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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