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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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