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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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