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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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