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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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