MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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