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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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