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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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