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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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