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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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