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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly 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 a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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