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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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