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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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