MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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