MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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