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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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