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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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