MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually 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 many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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