MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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