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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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