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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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