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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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