MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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