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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key 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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