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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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