MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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