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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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