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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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