MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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