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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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