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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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