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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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