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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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