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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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