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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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