MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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