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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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