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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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