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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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