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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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