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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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