MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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