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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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