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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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