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.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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