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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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