MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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