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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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