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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
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
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
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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