MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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