MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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