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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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