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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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