MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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