MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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