MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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