MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving 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 schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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