MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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