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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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