MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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