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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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