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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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