MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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