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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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