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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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