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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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