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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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