MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes 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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