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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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