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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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