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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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