MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
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
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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