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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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