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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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