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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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