MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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