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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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