MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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