MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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