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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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