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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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