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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important 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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