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 is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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