MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
major 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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