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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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