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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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