MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 many
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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