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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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