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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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