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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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