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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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