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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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