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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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