MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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