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
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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