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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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