MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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