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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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