MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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