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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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