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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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