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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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