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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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