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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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