MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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