MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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