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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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