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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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