MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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