MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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