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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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