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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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