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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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