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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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