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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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