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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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