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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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