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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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