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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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