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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines 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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