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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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