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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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