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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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