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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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