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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly 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
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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