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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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