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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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