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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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