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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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