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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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