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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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