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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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