MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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