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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever 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 participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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