MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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