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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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