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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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