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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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