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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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