MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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