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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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