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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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