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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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