MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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