MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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