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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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