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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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