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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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