MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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