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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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