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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
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 a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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