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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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