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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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