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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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