MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly 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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive 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 investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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