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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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