MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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