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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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