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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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