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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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