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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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