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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
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 online MOOC courses are
generally 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 institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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