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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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