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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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