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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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