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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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