MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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