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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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