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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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