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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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