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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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