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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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