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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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