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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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