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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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