MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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