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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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