MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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