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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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