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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take 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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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