MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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