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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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