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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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