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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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