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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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