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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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