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
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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