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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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