MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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