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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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