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
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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