MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
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
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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