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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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