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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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