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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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