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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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