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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
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
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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