MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses 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 massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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