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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly 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
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
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 problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major 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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