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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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