MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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