MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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