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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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