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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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