MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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