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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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