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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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