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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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