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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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