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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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