MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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