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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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