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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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