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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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