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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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