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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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