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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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