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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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