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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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