MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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