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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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