MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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