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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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