MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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