MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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