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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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