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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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