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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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