MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
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
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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