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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines 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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