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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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