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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
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 institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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