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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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