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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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