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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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