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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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