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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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