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 is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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