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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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