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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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