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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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