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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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