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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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