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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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