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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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