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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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