MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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