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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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