MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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