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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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