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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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