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.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners 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 many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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