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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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