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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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