MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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