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.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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