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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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