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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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