MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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