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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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