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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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