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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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