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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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