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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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