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
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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