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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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