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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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