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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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