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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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