MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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