MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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