MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs 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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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