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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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