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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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