MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key 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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