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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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