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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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