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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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