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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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