MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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