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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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