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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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