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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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