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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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