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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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