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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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