MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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