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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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