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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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