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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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