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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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