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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
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
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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