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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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