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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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