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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
generally free
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 variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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