MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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