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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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