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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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