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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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