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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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