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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key 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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