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
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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