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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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