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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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