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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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