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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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