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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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