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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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