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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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