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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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