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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
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