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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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