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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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