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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
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.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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