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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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