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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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