MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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