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
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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