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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
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
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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