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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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