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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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