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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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