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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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