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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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