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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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