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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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