MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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