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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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