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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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