MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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