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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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