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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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