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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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