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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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