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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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