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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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