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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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