MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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