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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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