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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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