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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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