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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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