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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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