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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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