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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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