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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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