MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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