MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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