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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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