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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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