MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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