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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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