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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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