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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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