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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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