MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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