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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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