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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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