MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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