MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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