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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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