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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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