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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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