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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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