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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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