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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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