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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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