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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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