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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
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
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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