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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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