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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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