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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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