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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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