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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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