MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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