MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
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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