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
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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