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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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