MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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