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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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