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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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