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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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