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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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