MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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