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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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