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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open 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 several
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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