MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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