MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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