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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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