MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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