MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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