MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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