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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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