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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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