MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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