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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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