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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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