MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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