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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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