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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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