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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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