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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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