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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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