MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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