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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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