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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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