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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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