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 is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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