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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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