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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the definitive 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 new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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