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
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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