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
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
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