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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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