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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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