MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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