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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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