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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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