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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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