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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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