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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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