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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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