MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes 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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