MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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