MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
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
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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