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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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