MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
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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