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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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