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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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