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 is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
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 online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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