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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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