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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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