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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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